Roy Scheider

Actor

Born: November 10, 1932
Died: February 10, 2008 (age 75)
From: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws…

Filmography (93)

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
Self
Iron Cross (2009)
Joseph
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
Narrator / Self
Dark Honeymoon (2008)
Sam
Chicago 10 (2008)
Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
The Poet (2007)
Rabbi
If I Didn't Care (2007)
Linus
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006)
Self
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
Cardinal Siqueros
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)
Self
The Punisher (2004)
Frank Castle, Sr.
Love Thy Neighbor (2003)
Fred
Citizen Verdict (2003)
Bull Tyler
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
Cardinal Siqueros
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Self
Red Serpent (2002)
Hassan
King of Texas (2002)
Henry Westover
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines (2002)
Narrator
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2002)
Mayor Harry S. Porter
Texas '46 (2002)
Colonel Gartner
Time Lapse (2001)
Agent La Nova
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (2001)
Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001)
Self
The Making of Jaws 2 (2001)
Self (archive footage)
Daybreak (2000)
Stan Marshall
Hitler's Lost Sub (2000)
Narrator
The Doorway (2000)
Professor Lamont
Chain of Command (2000)
President Jack Cahill
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)
Self
Falling Through (2000)
Earl